Wicked Tuna: North vs. South (2014–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Salty Gals and Southern Nights - full transcript

On this episode
of Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks ...

There he is! There he is!

...two Carolina veterans...

Oh, yes! Whoo!

...battle for the lead...

Stick him!

Get him on the other side!

...while one
Northern captain...

Tami, where we gonna
party tonight?

...tries to improve
Southern relations.

You asking me to go
to dinner, TJ?



I see that cutie pie
over there.

- Oh!
- Ahh!

Yeah, baby.

In a highly regulated fishery

that's trying to stay
sustainable...

Got him on!

...every bluefin caught

takes a bite
out of the quota...

Praying to the tuna gods,
come on.

Take it out of gear!

...and every
fisherman has to battle...

Whoo!

I see you in there!
I wore him out!

...for their fair share.



Holy!

This is
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks .

At the start of day nine
on the water,

last season's champion,

Fishin' Frenzy, has a slim lead

over local rival
Reels of Fortune.

Wish they all could be
Carolina girls.

Billon, Team Frenzy, baby.

Team Frenzy, whoo!

You stole 'em, we blow 'em.

You stab 'em,
we slab 'em.

Feels good to be
in first place, you know?

Got a 19-fish lead
on the Reels of Fortune.

Big, fast,
and kicking ass.

That's the Frenzy.

The Frenzy
is the queen of the fleet.

She looks good, she's fast,
she rides good.

She's everything you want.

The most amazing thing
about the Reels of Fortune

is that Griff keeps it
from sinking

when they're fighting a fish.
It's great.

No one's gonna be able
to catch the Frenzy.

Here we go.
We're going Frenzy style today.

Griff and I have always
competed for the top spot

in the Outer Banks.

He's caught a lot of tuna
down here,

probably more than most...

except maybe me.

All right, let's go get 'em.

It's day nine
of the season,

and we're the top boat,

but Reels of Fortune
is right on our heels.

We're going out today

to make sure
we put some meat on the deck.

Let's go fishin', boy.

You've been here fishing
for 50 years, I'll follow you.

All right.

What's up, buddy?
Ready to go fishin'?

It'd be nice to knock
Frenzy off his perch,

but I've got this
$10,000 yard bill,

so we really need a couple
of big, good fish right now,

so we can, uh, pay our bills
and start making some money.

Renegade! You ready?
Where's some fish?

Where they at?
Show me some fish, buddy.

Frenzy, he's a big,
quick, fast boat, you know,

but it ain't the size
of the boat that matters.

It's about
what you're catching.

Yes, sir!

We need to get
in the meat right now.

Pods of porpoises.

That's a good way
to start the morning.

All right, Jess.

Time has, like,
gone by so quick.

We still don't have a keeper
on the boat,

and it's just, it's hard.

I've got so much pressure on me
at this point,

I'm not sleeping at night,
I'm laying awake,

trying to figure out
what can be done.

My husband and I
got two beautiful daughters,

and, uh, my family
depends on these paychecks,

and, uh, you know, to be this
far into the season

and we don't have a fish
on the deck, it sucks.

So I've got to get a paycheck.

I'm gonna start.
That all right?

Okay. All right.

- Got it?
- Yep.

Phew, thank goodness.

Day nine.
We have not produced,

and, uh, the struggle
is getting very real.

It's in your face
at this point.

At the end of the day,

we are going fishing to try
to bring home a paycheck.

We have to turn things
around quick.

We got the stick out
and we're hoping
to catch a bluefin.

What was that? A shark?

That was a fin right there
just now.

Oh, there's a mark.

Jig that stick, girl!
Jig that stick.

We getting jiggy with it.

Come on.

Come on, 300-pounder.

- There he is.
- Right, let's go.

Tighten it up, tighten it up.

Oh! There he goes!

All right, hold still,
hold still.

No, you're fine,
you're fine, you're fine.

Okay, just slow her down.

I'm right here.
-Oh, she's taking it.
It's taking.

- Let him take it.
- I am.

Whoo!

I see it, we got one on!

Stay on there, big boy.
We have got the money!

That's for sure.

Whoo!

I got it,
right behind you.

All right, here we go,
here comes one.

He's pulling.

Come on, baby.

Give me a little bit
of reverse, Jess, reverse.

I am, I am.

I'm excited.
I'm trying to keep my calm.

We need to catch
a big ol' fat buffalo

about 90 inches long.

Okay, hold on.

He's right there!
Go get him.

Come on, baby.
Come on, baby. Come on, baby.

Where we at?
Talk to me.

We're going,
we're bringing it.

Having fun?

Yeah. I'm getting line.
It's tight.

- Let's get going, girls.
- Back her up.

Turn to stern. There you go.

- He's right here.
- What does it
look like?

He's short.

He's a tiny, little fella,
ain't he?

We fought this fish
pretty hard,
and it's all for nothing,

'cause he's just
too small to keep.

It really frustrates me
to have to put a fish
back in the ocean.

Later, dude.

Any fish that are
under 73 inches

from the fork in the tail
to the tip of his mouth,

we have to let 'em go.

- It's off!
- You got it? Okay.

The sustainability
of the fish is important,

because we want to catch these.

We want our children to be able
to catch these fish, you know.

Let's try this again,
ladies.

Damn it.

Oh, well.

We all worked really good
together on that one,

so that makes me happy.

See how the next one goes.

We just hooked up,
but it was a short.

- That's Tami.
- We like our tunas

like we like our men,
fat and happy.

I wanna know where
those big tuna are at.

I can see why they love
this ... chick.

Right?

She's, like, nice
and, like, nasty
all mixed into one.

The girls definitely have
a little bit of bad luck,

but it seems like the girls
are always fishing around
the meat.

So far, we've only
caught one fish.

Every day we don't catch a fish
down here,

the pressure
just builds and builds.

They seem like
a super confident boat,

and you know what,
we love women on the Hot Tuna,

and we love women
that catch fish.
That's even better.

We might have to make
an allegiance
with this girl boat.

It never hurts to have
more friends on the water.

These girls on the Reel Action,
they're locals,

so they might have
that key ingredient

that we need to have
a successful season

down here in the Outer Banks.

- Whatever it takes.
- Yeah.

All right, boys,
you ready?

Strategy is just drag around
here... and look for a bite.

We finally caught

our first fish
of the season yesterday.

There's a shot!

That's what
I'm talking 'bout! Huh?

Right there, cuz!
Good shot, buddy!

Whoo!

We really couldn't have done it
without Austin.

He really, really
stepped his game up

after struggling
the first few trips out.

Hey, buddy, put that line back.

Be all right
to do it now?

Yeah, go ahead
and do it now.

I was struggling
the first couple trips,

but after we got
the first fish,

I'm starting to become
a real tuna fisherman.

Today is Caine's birthday.

I really appreciate the fact

that he's actually taking
the time to show me

what I need to get done
and do it right.

So I got Caine a cake

for everything he's done for me

and just to wish him
a happy birthday.

I forgot the candles.

Maybe this one will work.

Happy birthday, bud!

- Ha ha, oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

Thank you, dude.

I forgot candles,
so I got you a cigarette.

There you go.

I've never smoked
a cigarette in my life,

so you should be happy
for that one.

Thank you, guys.
Appreciate it.

Yeah, man.

Hey.

For all the hard work
that you've put in

showing me all the ropes
and everything.

Yes, sir.

You get a cake
for your birthday.

I want a bluefin for mine.

There you go.

Very nice surprise.
Thank you, gentlemen.

Really wasn't expecting that.

Let's dig in, cuz.

Getting away
from everybody, set out.

All right, let's see
what we can find
out here, boys.

Okay! New area.

We found
a great spot here.
There's a lot of life.

We're going to get
our baits out
and catch some fish.

Reels of Fortune is looking
for that top spot.

There's no time to waste,
we've got to get to work.

All right,
rig this guy up.

This is what these
northern boys ain't used to.

They're used to using chum
and live bait.

Down here trolling,
you got to make it look real.

And that's how you do it.

All right,
see what happens here.

Ballyhoo, yes, sir!

Look at him.

He's looking for tunas.

That dog is locked in
and focused.

What are you smellin'?
you smell somethin'?

Huh? Do you smell somethin'?

Where are they, Renegade?

Renegade's
our fish finder.

He smells 'em.

When my son and I see him
run out there

and go back
on the covering board,

we pay closer attention.

We'll circle around that area,

and a lot of times,
there's fish there.

Hey, look, man! There's a fish
splashin' around there, bud.

All right! That's
a decent-looking mark there!

Good job, man.
You led us to that one.

You smelled 'em out,
didn't ya?

Pull that stick line
down for me.

Hey, Frenzy, we're marking 'em
right here.

Cool.

We'll find 'em down this way.
I'm sure.

It's just a matter of time
before they start to nibble.

There we go!

That's what we've been
waiting for, cap!

Marked like three or four
of 'em there.

Well, good luck
to you, bud.

Okay.

There he is, right there.

- Oh!
- Go, baby, go!

♪ I need a tuna,
I need a tuna ♪

♪ I need a tuna,
Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

We're gonna catch tuna!

There we go.
Come on, baby. Come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

Oh, that's a nice one!
That's him!

Oh, there he is!
There he is!

Oh, yeah!

Come on, baby.

Get ready!

Come on!

Come on, man.

Got him on! Whoo!

All right!

That's a decent-looking mark
there, now, neighbor.

Pull that stick line
down for me.

There we go!

That's what
we've been waiting for.

Go, baby, go!

Come on, fish, get on it!

Boy, we really need a big one.

Get ready.

Come on!

Come on, man.

Got him on! Whoo!

Got him, Billon?

Yeah, I got her.

We just got set out,

and we got a fish on here.

Just kept finding these things,
but we finally got on 'em.

I'm really happy to have one!

See, Nick?
That's the way it is.

These fish show up,
they show up quick.

- Got to be here to get
a bite, don't you?
- That's right.

When we're hooked up,
we're fighting a fish,

there's no better feeling
in the world.

This could be a great payday.

Next step, we just got
to get him on the boat.

Bluefin bonanza!

Tell you what,
it'll be nice to get this fish.

Yeah, maybe it'll be
a 74-incher.

We'll take it.
That's all we need.

Woo! Love it!
This is why we do it!

The thrill of battle, you know.

The anticipation
before the penetration.

You know what I mean?
That thing comes up here,

and Greg gets to stab him
with his spear,
that's primal, dude.

Getting dinner with a spear!

Argh!

Billon, how about a dart,
extra dart, partner?

Let me take over the fish,
you find it.

- All right.
- Got him.

Ah, I think he's a BLT,
barely legal tuna,

but we're happy to have him.

See? This is what we've
been telling you about!

What we're telling you about!

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Color!
Color, color, color!

Got this fish close here.

You can see him. Look at him.
He's right down there.

Leader's in the tip.

Oh, yes!

- Got his ass.
- Nice!

If you can head-gaff him,
head-gaff him.

This is it.

Get him! Get him!

Whoo, almost went
swimming, guys!

Got him.

There we go!
There we go, guys!

- That's what
we're talking about!
- Pretty, pretty.

This is what
it's all about.

One, two, three.

Putting the meat on deck.

- He'll make plenty good.
- He's big enough.

This is our fifth fish
of the season.

We're leading the pack.
We're not looking back.

And this fish should keep us
ahead of Reels of Fortune.

- Seventy-four.
- Seventy-four-incher!

- Seventy-four-incher!
- Yeah, baby!

That's the way to start!

Pretty work.

Let's get set back out here
and see

if we can catch another one.

A fish is a fish.

If you don't catch 'em,
somebody else will.

Put him on the dock.

Got another one on board.

Number five, guys.

Oh, God, Paul!

Yeah, he probably got him
before we got here.

Oh, my God.

Pretty work, man.

Whoo!

Yeah, yeah, we gotta
catch some fish.

I ain't gonna worry about it.
Not yet.

Frenzy's got another one.

- How big was he?
- Who gives a ...?

Uh, pfft!

This is his fifth fish,

and it is so frustrating
to know

he's got another damn fish
on that boat.

Yeah, and to make things worse,
it's like,

all the life
that was around us, it's gone.

There's not a single mark
on the machine.

It's just frustrating.

Damn!

Looks like TJ in front of us.

Yo, Dita, look,
there's sexy Jarrett!

I see that cutie pie
over there!

We have to get over there
close to him, so I can

blow Jarrett some kisses.

Dita has a crush
on Jarrett.

That's not a big secret
around these parts.

I'm watching you!

We hear it every day
on the boat.

"Jarrett, Jarrett."

I see
that pretty ponytail
all the way over here!

I've never met Jarrett before.

I've seen him around the docks
a couple times.

And he is a little cutie pie.

I mean, he can't help it,
you know.

And I can't help but notice.

You won't have to worry
about eating!

I'll cook for you every day.

You eating at my house!

Please, bring the Patron!

We'll see what happens.

You'll get that boy
so messed up

he won't know
how to catch fish.

I'm gonna see if those
guys are doing any better.

TJ, Hot Tuna.

Tami, Reel Action.

How you making out?

Ah, I'm just frustrated.

We're all in the same boat.

No. We're not
in the same boat.

You got fish.
I don't have any fish.

Tell Dita to jig it harder.

We've been jigging like
hell all day, I don't know.

Gentle with it,
Tami, easy.

Both hands, gentle.

What the ...?

Come on, Paul. Shut it.
That ain't cool.

I have heard other guys
being disrespectful

to the girls out here,
and I'm not too into that, man.

I'm extremely respectful
of women, and you know what?

These girls deserve
a shot at it
just as much as we do.

All right, Tami,
good luck to you.

Catch yourself a big one.
We'll see you inshore.

Well,
I'm gonna keep at it.

Thank you, TJ.

You know,
I kind of like that guy.

Making a roast beef sandwich.

As you can tell, I like food.

So, you got to eat good
out here, man.

That's what it's about.

And now that we're out
fishing again,

we'll put some weight
on Jarrett.

He needs it, you know.

It's been a couple days
since we had a nibble,

and I'm really feeling
the pressure

of the short season.

We heard the Frenzy got one,

so that's one less fish
that we can catch.

Some cheese.

We're marking fish.

We know there's fish here.

All we need is that bite.

Good stuff.

Good.

There's a mark of 'em
right there!

Bubby, jig that stick a little.
Get 'em bouncing good.

Oh!

Big, fatty Gloucester mark.

Squid are popping!

And they're kind of just
packed tight, moving slow,

which means they've either got
lockjaw or they're full.

But Michael's back there
jigging.

And you never know, one can
break out of the pack,

and it just takes
one greedy one

to come after
one of these rubber squids

on one of these ballyhoos.

And next thing you know,

they got a hook in the corner
of their mouth, so.

Still coming!

Jig 'em, bubby.

Keep 'em bouncing.

Whoa!

There he is!
He's on the green one!

Hold it down!

Let it go up a little,
let it go up!

Jig a little!

Keep jigging it!

He's back. Hold it down!
Hold it down!

There he is.
He's on it!

He's got it!

Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho!

Still coming.

Jig 'em, bubby.

Keep 'em bouncing.

Whoa!

There he is!
He's on it!

He's got it! There we go!

Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho!

I'm holding the wheel,
I'm holding the wheel.

Watch out, Reba!

Little tension on it,
little tension.

Let him go
where he wants to go.

Broke the breaker,

it's definitely taking line
off the bandit.

Oh, yeah,
he's taking line.

We're down to the blue line.

Here, come grab it, you're on.

All right, nice and easy.

Hey, Jarrett, you do
your thing. I'll get
the deck set up.

We're hoping this is
a good fish,
73 inches or better.

That being said, a 65-inch fish
could break the breaker,

so we're gonna treat it
like a keeper,

but until we get
a good look at it,

we have no idea
what we have on right here.

I'm praying to the tuna gods.
Come on.

Come on, we need this one.

If he wants to go, let him go.

Feels like he's got
more weight to him, right?

- Feels like it.
- Yeah.

- He's on his
first drop.
- Okay.

- Here's the line.
- There it is right here.

Bubby, help him.

I'll stay on this,
Jarrett.

All right, just keep
the slack on, that's all.

Tell me what you see.

What's it look like?

Son of a bitch.

Yeah, he's short,
he's a short.

It's a small bluefin.

He'll live to see
another day.

Why couldn't they be 75 inches?

Anything under 73 inches
we release.

We can't harvest those fish.

Right species, wrong size.

Michael, get the breakaway.

Get the rig back in the air.

Right now,
we're very frustrated.

We're not getting
a lot of bites,

and the bites we are getting
are undersized bluefin.

Hey, Tyler, you got me?

Yo, man, what's up?

This ... sucks.

Dude, none of us have caught
a bluefin today, a keeper.

Like, ...,
are you kidding me?

I don't know
what's going on.

We've been fishing
our balls off all day, nothing.

Ugh, this is no bueno .

Yeah, it's not as easy
as you guys thought
it would be down here...

I have taken a liking
to the Reel Action.

They are all locals.

Tapping into Tami's brain
right now

might give us some
good knowledge

and some good fishing spots.

I want to get inside the mind
of this Tami Gray

and see what she's got
in there.

- Come in, Reel Action.
- Yeah.

You wanna go
to the Black Pelican tonight?

You're asking me
to go to dinner, TJ?

Oh!

Ahhh!

I'm just gonna
stay out of that one.

I'm here to catch fish.

TJ just asked
Little Debbie

to go out to dinner with him.

No, it could be a group
dinner, you know, tequila.

Should be a good
experience for TJ.

Maybe he'll get his first kiss.

It's not a ... date,
you idiot,

it's two captains
going over strategies!

All right,
sounds like a party.

Oooh!

We have to warm up
to these, our new
southern acquaintances,

so why not do it over a steak
and a shot of tequila?

Cool, man. I like Patrón.

I know that.

I think TJ knows that, too.

That's my favorite!

Need to try and catch a fish.
We're broke.

Around here we need to find
some, some life.

Frenzy got one
early this morning,

so we have to get one now.

There's no time to waste.

We're just gonna cover
some ground and look,

look around this area where
we normally see 'em,

you know, where
we normally catch 'em.

We got to, we got to get lucky.

We need to see some birds or
anything that looks different.

They're here,
we just have to find 'em.

Slow fishing, ain't it?

Not a whole lot
going on yet.

You get a bite,
that'll change all that.

How about Frenzy,
you talk to him?

How's Billon and Nick doing?

I don't think
Frenzy's had a bite
yet, either.

Billon? Didn't you go
to school with him?

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

He was a... couple years older
than I am.

He was always having
the most up-to-date,

the freshest clothes, man,

he'd come in there
all GQ'd up, man,

big, old pearly white grin.

- Oh, yeah?
- Fresh shoes,
fresh pants.

Yeah, he's a, he's
a little pretty boy, ain't he?

He is, man, he is.

He'd always talk about wanting
to be a underwear model,

- and that was like a big...
- He would?

Yeah, a underwear model.

He told, he told the whole
slew of us, man. That was,

- that was the profession
he wanted.
- Oh, no!

Billon wanted to be
an underwear model.

I think that's pretty funny.

I gotta, I gotta check
with Frenzy.

-I gotta get on him about that
-JAKE: Do it.

Hang on a minute.

Hey, Frenzy.

What do you want?

Hey, Billon.

Jake told me that you wanted
to be a underwear model

in high school.

Here. You have it.

Oh.

I never pursued it.
I'll leave it at that.

What does that mean?

Who do you call to inquire

about obtaining
an underwear model job?

You call an agency!

He knows that much
about it!

The first thing I thought about

when I heard Billon wanted
to be a underwear model

was would he have to stuff
or not?

I would say, yeah,
he's got to stuff it.

You kind of regret
not making that call now,

aren't you?

They told me
I was too short.

End of story.

For someone
who's never pursued it,

he sure knows a lot
about how to do it.

All the, all the girls
told me I should do it.

God!
So Jake likes telling stories.

There it is!

I'm the funny, good-looking guy
everybody's always liked.

I mean, how else do I put it?

I'm pretty, let 'em hate.

Underwear model.

You're a long way
from that, bud.

Tell me about it.

Oh, well, that's good.

For 15 minutes,
I forgot about my woes, my
worries and my woes.

Oh, man, that was good.

Puffins.

They're actually razorbills,
they're not puffins.

Let me dial around here,
this looks good.

Get a flat line laid out.

I haven't had a mark and

and we haven't had a bite
all day,

but I'm starting to see
some life around here,

so I'm hopeful that we can get
a bite before dark.

You think we ought to,
uh, rig up?

Try to get it down there,
where I can slow down?

Let me figure
something out here.

My big concern
with it getting late,

everything becomes
more dangerous at dark,

the potential for a mistake
or an injury is much higher.

You know with all that
bait being down here, Austin?

You get that bait
down deep, where that bait is.

Yes, sir.

That's a bluefin mark
right there.

See it going
across the screen?

I think they need
to start nibbling.

Still coming, though.

There you go. I rigged
that other ballyhoo up.

Keep your eyes
on that reel.

Come on, girls!

Get hungry!

We need a bite!

Ugh, come on, come on.

Got him on now!

Whoo!

Keep your eyes
on that reel.

My big concern
with getting late,

everything becomes
more dangerous at dark.

The potential for a mistake,
much higher.

Come on, girls!

Got him on now!

Out of the way.
Got him on, cuz! Whoo!

Crank, crank,
crank, crank!

Got a slob on, Brit!
Got a slob!

Come on, girl!

Be a nice fish, Shack.
80-plus-incher.

All right, we got the leader,
I think.

She's making a circle now,
now she's over here.

Can't see the line.
It's rougher than ....

Sketchy situation right here.

Everything can go wrong
tonight. We don't have
our lights.

You know, you can't
see the line.

Britton doesn't know
whether to go forward,
turn left, turn right.

So there's more and more
obstacles to overcome

fighting a fish at night.

Got a meanie on the line.

There you go! Dig deep!

Hey, make a good dart shot,
buttonhole him,

just kind of let it cheat
through your hands

so it doesn't get
all the way away.

Austin doesn't have
any experience,

but as a fisherman,
Austin is fast.

He's got incredible
hand-eye coordination.

He's always been
a very good athlete.

So I feel perfectly confident
he can get it on the deck.

This is one of those times
in life

where you got to use
your best judgment.

Yeah.

The biggest issue we have
right now is it's dark outside.

It's getting hard for me
to see the line

to see which way it's going.

It's a lot of pressure
being the harpoon guy,

and my dad and Caine
are counting on me

to kill the fish.

And I just pray
that nothing happens

like it happened the other day.

Right, right now,
right now, throw the dart!

Ah, you hit the line! Geez!

- What?
- Lost the ... fish.

Are you ... me?

And I'm having trouble
seeing where the fish is.

It's challenging.

I can't see nothing,
I can't see nothing.

Forward, forward, forward.
I can't see ...!

Forward, forward, forward,
forward, forward, fast.

God, that scares me.

Ah, there he is, Austin.

Wait, hold on, hold on,
hold on.

Get his ass.

- Got him?
- I got him.

Don't let him get
behind you,

don't let that get
underneath us.

Get the grab hook!

All right, Austin.

One, two, three.

Whoo!

Fat butterbean! Yi yi yi yi!

Holy ...,
that's a fat pig there.

Two seventy-five.

Finally got it.

What a relief,
number two on the deck.

Come here, cuz.

Group hug, baby! Whoo!

This is what
the Doghouse crew is all about.

Two fish in two days,
we're gelling as a team.

There's no stopping
the Doghouse now.

Fat 80.

Eighty-incher, baby.

Fat 80, fat.

Thank you, Jesus!

Let's go get paid, boys.

- What's up, Bill?
- How's it going, guys?

- Everything's
good, man.
- Good, it looks like it.

Yeah, man,
we got one for you.

Cool deal,
let's get her up here.

Bringing in our second
fish of the season.

It's not a really big fish,

so we're gonna need
high-quality meat

to bring in a good paycheck.

Got a good shape
doesn't she, Bill?

Yeah, she does.

She looks great to me.

We can get anywhere from $8
up to the high 20s

for a good fish.

I'm really hoping for
the higher end of that scale.

But anything over $15 a pound
is gonna be a good payday.

We got 221 on the scale,
boys.

- Two twenty-one?
- Just right.

Bill, let's get over
here and take a look at it.

Let's do it.

The price is
gonna be determined

by how the buyer
figures the color,

the quality of the meat,
and the fat.

Oh, that's just going
to nothing right there,

that's a pretty fish.

- Like garlic in the pan,
ain't it?
- Yes, sir.

That's what I'm
talking about right there, bud.

Still got a lot of fat
right here in the minors, too.

Not a lot of fish
are seeing that.

I like the core sample,
it's pretty translucent.

I don't know, it's just...

You know, y'all know
how the market's
been here recently.

Talk to me, talk to me.

Ahh, all right, well...

Anticipation.

Thinking...

Talk to me, talk to me.

Ah!

We can get anywhere
from $8 up to the high 20s

for a good fish.

But anything over $15 a pound
is gonna be a good payday.

I like the core sample,
it's pretty translucent.

You know, y'all know
how the market's
been here recently.

Thinking...

- Killing me.
- I'll give you
$20 a pound for it.

- Whoo!
- That's what
I'm talking about!

Told you! What did I tell you?

- Twenty bucks, man.
- I told you.

I told you
right there, that's a $20 fish.

Big bucks.

$20 a pound
goes a long way

towards getting some
of the bills off my back,

paying my guys.

Really, really proud of Austin.

He stepped his game up today.

I feel like with my team,

there's no reason
that we can't be number one.

- Thanks, bubba.
- All right, guys.

- Hey, guys!
- Nice to see you.

What's up?

- Hey, hey, hey!
- How you doing, man?

- What's happening?
- Hey, what's happening?

Today on the radio,

TJ asked the crew to go
to dinner with him tonight

and have a mix-and-mingle.

TJ's been really nice to me
on the water,

and I really appreciate it,

and this is
a good opportunity for us

to kind of get to know
each other

and discuss how to help
each other out,

out there on the water.

Not much. You guys want
a drink? Thirsty?

Hell yeah!

- We're buying.
- What do you want?

What would you ladies
like to drink?

I'll have
a Sex on the Beach.

Okay.

- Whoa!
- Jesus!

I'll have
a Patron margarita

with a Grand Marnier cap,
on the rocks...

-with salt, please.
-Yes, mam.

Holy cow!

Just plain water for me, okay!

Okay. Sure.

A little rough
out there today.

Rough, rough, rough.

Hey, they like it rough,
don't they?

I know I do.

Me, too!

Thanks for talking to me
on the radio, you know.

I catch a lot of ...
from a lot of these guys...

Well, well, well, listen,

we all, we all have mothers
and sisters,

and it never hurts to have
more friends on the water, so.

Yeah.

Anyone that thinks they
have this fishery figured out

is a joker.

Yep.

We've been fortunate.
We've had a couple bites.

But we've also had
a lot of small fish,

and if there's anything that,
you know,

if you think we're doing
something different,

and we can help you guys.

Well, we want the same
from you, you know, we...

Absolutely.

- I do want to see
everybody catch fish.
- We do, too.

You can hear it
on the radio,

you get a lot of ...,
though.

Lot of guys out there
and there's only one girl boat.

Well, we're used to
catching ....

I mean, we've done this
a long time.

We got every comeback there is.

Tyler was giving me ...
for talking to you.

We're not worried
about Tyler.

He's just a lot of talk,
he's a kid.

We've been taking ... off
people for 16 years doing this.

You know, we've heard
everything there is to hear.

Put some meat across
the dock and shut them up.

- Yep.
- Yeah.

That's it.

It's just so frustrating,
I mean, we're catching fish,

but we just can't get one
big enough, damn it!

Story of my ... life!

He's trying so hard
to keep a straight face.

He's so cute!
He can't handle it!

Dita has a big crush
on Jarrett.

Pretty embarrassing.

I don't want him to think
that's what we're all about.

Come here. Let me sit
over there next to him.

Come on, Mike.
Let's trade seats.

It's all you.

Oh, he's a stallion.

It's the closest thing
to action I've seen in years.

Wouldn't hurt him to go
on a date with a woman

that might be a few years
older than him.

He might learn somethin'.

After meeting the girls
on the Reel Action,

they're definitely as rugged
as we thought they were.

But you know what?
They're good people.

They offered to help us.
They are locals.

If they can help me, great.
If I can help them, great.

All right, well,
how about a cheers

to catching a lot of tunas?

To the Hot Tuna,
to the Reel Action.

Here's to the girls.

Hey, we're not the only girls.
We've got Tyler out there.

Oh, you got that right!

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Damn it to hell!

Why can't I find a mark?

Renegade!

We ain't catching ....

Where's the fish?

Frenzy caught a fish,
Doghouse caught a fish.

We've not even seen a mark.

I don't know
what's going on here,

but we got to change something.

We got to, we got to have
a little luck here.

♪ Where, oh, where can
The damn fins be? ♪

With these other guys
catching a few fish

and me not catching fish...
it's got me concerned.

I mean, I got a $10,000
yard bill I have to pay,

and every day
I don't catch a fish,

I'm going further and further
in the hole.

We need a fish
and we need one now.

Whoo! First place.
It feels good, man.

Griff's got two fish.
I tell ya, I mean he had
a slow start,

but he's got a little boat
but he ain't scared
to come out here and fish.

Nah, he's tough.
I'll give him that.

Bottom line, they're
gonna be a tough boat to beat.

I'm really happy
we got number five on deck,

and this fish will keep us
ahead of Reels of Fortune.

If we can keep it up,
no one will catch us.

Once he gets going,
he's hard to stop.

With that round belly,
he probably rolls
pretty easy, too.

Think of all the inertia
he's got!

Yeah, that dude.

All right, guys,
let's get 'em up here.

We've had a good day.

We're at the top of the board
right now.

- Yeah, man!
- Let's get out of here!

You ain't gotta
tell me twice, brother!

We might be
late for dinner,

but we ain't gonna be late
on the rent.

We did good,
caught a 90-incher.

We'll see what the price tag
holds on him.

We'll get back in there,
check the quality of the fish.

I got my fingers crossed.

I'm looking for the big check.

We've got a really good shot
to win this thing again
this year.

Advantage, Frenzy.

Look, Jake, we got
a splash spot ahead of us, son.

You see how big it is?

You know, when it's calm
and it's pretty,

and you can see which way
they're going,

you can make a pass on 'em.

We need you, fish!
We need you now!

We've got to change
something up.

Covered a lot of ground.
We're looking
at a blank screen.

We need something
to happen now.

All right, Jake,
here's the mark.

Get your ass back there.

All right.

Here's the mark, son!

That was a herd of 'em.

But they're going to the south.

All right, he's coming up
in the water now!

Mark's going this way,
evidently!

I don't think
they're eating, dude.

There he is! There he is!

Don't put that thing
in the middle now, son.

I didn't have it
in middle!

No, he's still on there,
he's still on there.

Definitely looked like
a nice fish, man.

Yeah, he's, he's
burning her down, no doubt.

Listen, this could
have us on top of Frenzy, man.

Yep.
We need this one bad.
Yes, sir!

We really do.

I'm not even worried about
winning the competition.

I'm worried
about making a dollar.

We kind of had some tough luck.

Maybe we can turn it around,
you know.

The fish is acting up
a little bit.

Look at that. Completely under.

Damn!

Getting all up on top,
he's getting all weird,

and then he gets--

Look at that thing.

Holy ...!

There he is! There he is!

No, he's still on there,
he's still on there.

Definitely looked like
a nice fish, man.

Yeah, he's burning
her down, no doubt.

- Damn!
Look at that.
Completely under.

Getting all up on top.
It's getting all weird,

and then it gets--

Look at that thing.

Holy ...!

He don't like that.

Holy ...!

We've never seen
that before.

We ain't never had that before!

Never seen one take
the whole damn polyball!

Good Lord, son!

This fish is mean.

We've spent a lot of time,

and this fish is still pulling
the big polyball

completely under the water,

and this one's done it
five or six times.

For this thing to have
this much power,

this long in the game,
is unheard of.

Yeah, boy, he's a big one.

- I know.
- He's definitely
a big one.

Tell me when you see color.

There he is, there he is.

It's a, it's a nice fish.

Stick his ass!

Come on, stick him!

God! Come on!

Take the boat
out of gear!

Take the boat out of gear!

It's outta gear!

Get him
on the other side!

Get him on the other side!

Please stick him.

Son of a bitch.
Get it, son.

Get it to the cleat!

Move!

God damn, let go of the gaff?

... mean as piss.

Now the moment of truth.

It makes our day
a lot better

knowing we've got a big one.

Hopefully we'll get some
good money for this fish.

We need the money to pay
all those repair debts back.

This is gonna be a good one.

Good Lord, that's a nice one!

Ninety-three.

That was a stressful
fish there, son.

I'm sorry
about being such an ass.

I couldn't even,
I couldn't even talk, man.

-I love you, dude.
-I know.

With this extra stress
we got going on,

with this $10,000 debt,

Dad gets wound up
when we're fishing.

The important thing is,
is we get this fish in here,

get paid for him so we can
get back on our feet.

It takes all the stress
off his shoulders.

I'm gonna ask you
to slide the drag off of that,

that reel when
you get her back up.

And we're gonna head
to the dock

and see
what this thing's worth.

Feels good to be back
here at the dock, huh?

Safe again, baby.

Glad we got a reason
to come in here.

All right, what y'all got
for me today?

A nice 74-incher today.

Hey, it's not bad.

Feels great
to have this fish.

I heard Reels of Fortune
caught a nice fish.

I'm hoping the price we got
for this little one

will keep us in the lead.

Frenzy can kiss my ass!

Let's see what you got.

All right, buddy,
here we go!

Okay, take her away.

We really needed
a big fish like this one.

Hopefully it'll pay towards
our yard bill.

I think you're gonna
like this one.

Oh, wow, look at that.

And get us up there
with Frenzy,

maybe even ahead of 'em.

I'm saying 170
dressed weight.

One hundred and seventy.

I think it's gonna be
about 312.

I'll go 313.

Let's see
what we got here.

Got 174 pounds
dressed out.

All right, we'll take it.
174 pounds, not bad.

Yeah.

Three hundred and
sixty-seven pounds dressed.

Great, man. Good.

You want to see what we got?

Let's see what
it looks like.

All right, let's see
what kind of quality we got.

It's a big fish,
but it all comes down
to quality.

Hopefully this will be
a good fish

and we can get
$15, $18 a pound for it.

That would be awesome.

Let's see what this looks like.

Real nice color.

Oh, yeah, there's some
good color in there.

You can see the color
is really nice on this fish.

It's got some fat
in there and all through
the minors.

But something's not quite
right with it.

You can see from the shape,
it's really funky.

And there's virtually
no fat at all.

If you touch the meat,
you know, it's hard.

It's not like that
greasy, oily fish.

Yeah.

Yeah, not much
to work with here,
unfortunately.

So...

10 bucks a pound.

..., man.

Oh, well, that's okay.
That's all right.

Give me the news,
what do you think?

Mmm.

You know,
it's a pretty fish.

Definitely one
of the better ones so far.

I think, uh...

I'll give you $18 a pound
for this one.

- Good deal.
- All right.

- That's what,
three grand?
- Three grand, right.

- Perfect.
- Yes, sir.

Good deal. All right.

We brought in a fish today,

he was a little bit small,

but he had great quality.

We'll take that.
We'll see you tomorrow.

- I hope so.
- Appreciate it.

- Thank you, buddy.
- Yup.

We're gonna
turn and burn,

try and get some bigger ones
tomorrow.

All right, man.
It is what it is. Thank you.

We'll try to get you
three more for tomorrow.

-Be safe, be safe.
-Yes, sir.

The fish is not
as good as we'd hoped it was.

But a fish that's gonna make us
over $3,600 is a good start.

We have to get back out and try
to catch another one tomorrow.

At the end of day 10
on the water,

Doghouse's high-quality fish

closes the gap
with northern boat Pinwheel.

And while Reels of Fortune

got only $10 a pound
for their tuna,

its impressive weight gave them
a total big enough

to push them into the top spot,

ahead of last season's
champion, Fishin' Frenzy.

There's TJ!

- Oh, my gosh!
- Hot Tuna.

- TJ!
- All right.

I'm gonna moon them.

Whoo!

How do you like that?

What the ...
are they doing?

All right, Tami, I got
'em, they're rubbing it in.

I mooned 'em for ya.

Good, good.

Where are they going?

Good job!

TJ moons us
all day long,

so it's nice to see
a nice, little girl butt

out there
every once in a while.

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